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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Funniest Posts From Parents This Week (May 22-29)
Kids may say the darndest things, but parentspost about them in the funniest ways. Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms like X, Threads and Bluesky to spread the joy. Scroll down to read the latest batch: Imagine if the sun was a chinchilla.— my 6yo breaking me before I've finished my first cup of coffee @ @aparnarchi/Threads Mother's Law: The more ingredients used and time I spend on a meal, the less likely it is my kids will like and eat that meal. @ Day 2 of summer break and my kids are loudly attempting british accents @ A fun thing my 10 yo does now is instead of saying "minutes" he pronounces it like "my-nuts". Me: (is having a pleasant day) My Kid: Hey, Dad, if it's not winter, why is there snow in your hair?Me: (is no longer having a pleasant day) @ihidefrommykids/Threads @aparnarchi/Threads @milifeasdad/Threads @oneawkwardmom/Threads My kids are taking classes on how to use a landline at school, so that's money well spent. @ My 9yo learned how to make himself ramen, so he's ready for college You wouldn't think that one 30-minute practice a week would be enough to hone 50 novice elementary school musicians into a finely-tuned orchestra, and you would be right. @ You wouldn't think that one 30-minute practice a week would be enough to hone 50 novice elementary school musicians into a finely-tuned orchestra, and you would be right. 6yo: I HAVE ABS!Me: Sit down and eat your dinner, Hercules. @themarvelousmrsmom/Threads [With my toddler after school pick-up]Toddler: Can we go get monster trucks?Me: We just need to wait for these cars to Why? Because they're stupid?Me: That's a bad word, we don't say Toddler: Why? Because they're idiots? Have kids so instead of eating in peace, you can do it with a little person on your lap saying 'My turn, Mommy!' as he force feeds you the food on your plate with his bare hands. The Funniest Tweets From Couples To Get You Through This Week The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Minnesota Vikings Expected to Play Multiple Games Overseas in 2025
Unless you're the Jacksonville Jaguars, it's rare that NFL teams are asked to go overseas two seasons in a row. That's why it caught many Minnesota Vikings fans by surprise when rumors started circling that — just one season after playing in a host game in London — international American football may be one the Vikings' 2025 slate too. Then, as soon as those Irish Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers rumors turned into credible reports, an even harder-to-believe scenario bubbled to the surface. Not only were the Minnesota Vikings expected to play week four in Dublin, but there were whispers behind the scenes that they could play two games overseas in the same season. How could something like this even cross the league's mind? Well, because two of Minnesota's scheduled AFC North road opponents in 2025 — the Steelers and the Cleveland Browns — both have international home games on their schedule, in close proximity to one another. Minnesota Vikings 2025 European Double-Header Locked In… So, when the NFL decided that the Vikings were the best overseas option on the Steelers' schedule, for their game in Dublin, Ireland… they thought, why not have them hop over the Irish Sea, for another game just 583 KILOMETERS east — one hour plane ride that costs as little as $38 — for another game against the Browns back at Tottenham Hotspur, in London? Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images As of Friday afternoon, it appears that's exactly what the NFL has decided to do. Over the last 12-24 hours, the MN Vikings' 2025 international double-header has become one of the NFL's worst-kept secrets. Advertisement Late Thursday afternoon, Arif Hassan ( tweeted it out as being all but official. On Friday morning, the Star Tribune's Ben Goessling tweeted the same thing. Both matchups will be road games, and thus not affect Minnesota's home schedule in 2025, unlike their british cameo last season. In its 65 year history, the Minnesota Vikings football team has never lost a game on international soil — a perfect 8-0, (4-0 in the regular season). Now, they'll get a chance to defend that perfect overseas W/L record, first in Ireland, then back to the UK for their second game at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur stadium, in just as many seasons. Advertisement Related: Minnesota Vikings' Greatest Position of Need – Per Mr. DVOA As already mentioned at the top of this article, Kevin O'Connell & Co played in the iconic European football stadium last October, against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Giants. That game, as we all know, finished in a 23-17 week five Vikings victory.
Buzz Feed
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
After Viewers Called His American Accent One Of The 'Worst' Of All Time, Jason Isaacs Explained Why He Sometimes Sounds British In 'The White Lotus'
We're only two episodes into the brand-new season of The White Lotus, and already, viewers are incredibly invested in whatever the heck is going on with the Ratliff family. If you've not been watching this season, then, firstly, what are you waiting for? Secondly, the Ratliffs are a wealthy family of five: the parents, Timothy and Victoria Ratliff, are played by Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey, while the three grown-up kids, Saxon, Piper, and Lochlan, are played by Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola. If you're all caught up with the show, you'll know that there's certainly a lot happening with this bunch. For starters, something fishy is definitely going down with Timothy's million-dollar business back home in the States, and something even weirder seems to be bubbling up between the siblings (I won't explain here, but IYKYK…). However, one of the biggest talking points online is the parents' funky accents. From what we know, Timothy and Victoria are from North Carolina. The actors who play them, on the other hand, are not (Jason is British, while Parker grew up in Louisiana), meaning that a lot of work went into perfecting, or at least trying to perfect, the voices. And despite their efforts, not everyone has been on board with the accents. I'm sorry but neither her nor Jason Isaacs sound like they are from North Carolina and neither of them stay consistent on whatever accent they are attempting. I live in the south, actors never seem to get it right it's always either inconsistent or a cartoon — FarmersOnlyFans 🇵🇸 (@Uncle_KyKy) February 25, 2025 Twitter: @Uncle_KyKy Jason Isaacs in The White Lotus entering the British Person Doing A Bad American Accent Hall Of Fame — Chris DeVille (@chrisdeville) February 24, 2025 Twitter: @chrisdeville my problem with jason isaacs is sometimes he slips and just sounds australian (what you get when you mix british and US southern) but when he's getting it right, it's right — 𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 (@shereeny) February 18, 2025 Twitter: @shereeny It bums me out to report this, but Jason Isaacs has the worst British-to-American-Southern accent that has ever been put on screen. — Wiretaup (@wiretaup) February 17, 2025 Twitter: @wiretaup We're not even halfway into the season yet, and, as you can see, people have a lot to say. Now, Jason has addressed the chatter, admitting that he and his costars are finding the whole thing kind of funny. Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic for HBO, HBO If you don't recognize him without his blonde wig (you wouldn't be the only one), Jason is perhaps best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies. No American accent needed there. 'There's been quite a lot of chat about it online, which is hilarious. We're all texting each other,' he said on This Morning in the UK, clarifying that the characters are from Durham, North Carolina, which apparently 'has a very strange accent.' Giving his critics a lesson in the Durham dialect, Jason said it might sometimes seem like he's slipping in and out of his British accent because 'there are two vowel sounds which are completely upper-class English.' 'So to the untrained ear, if you don't know Durham, it might sound like I'm doing a very bad accent,' he explained. 'But it's quite specific, it's quite jarring when you first hear it.' ITV / Via HBO Jason said he modeled the accent on a 'local politician' from Durham, listening to his voice in his headphones 'all the time' while preparing for the role. 'I don't want to say his name, he might sue me,' he joked. So, luckily for Jason, there are also tons of people online — maybe Durham natives? — who think he absolutely nailed the accent. jason isaacs white lotus accent is so accurate he sounds like all the dads of the girls on my north carolina catholic school basketball team he did the research — Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) February 17, 2025 Twitter: @carriesnotscary anyone criticizing parker posey and jason isaacs for their accents in the white lotus is lucky enough to have never met people like that in real life and they should stay silent on issues they don't understand xoxo — Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) February 18, 2025 Twitter: @carriesnotscary Upon rewatch, I need y'all to understand that, while he IS sometimes floating in and out, Jason Isaacs' is pretty much killing that Durham accent. And Parker Posey's super drunk/high wacky, slurred, exaggerated southern accent is ridiculous but spot on. #WhiteLotus — C. (@RulesForCaro) February 23, 2025 Twitter: @RulesForCaro For what it's worth, I think Jason and Parker sound great. But, to be fair, I'm British and have never been to North Carolina in my life, so what do I know? You can tune into the next installment of The White Lotus on HBO on Sunday.
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Who qualify for di Champions League and wetin go happun next?
For di first time, we sabi which teams go play for di knockout rounds of di new phase of di champions league, afta di final games for di league phase on Wednesday. Manchester City don come from behind to beat Club Brugge to enta di play-offs, while Aston Villa and Arsenal don join Liverpool wey already book dia place for di last 16. Celtic wey bin lose to Aston Villa go dey inside di play-offs also – na so all five british teams also don progress to from di league phase. Dis na di teams wey qualify to each stage: Last 16: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa. Knockout phase play-offs: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV, Paris St-Germain, Benfica, Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Manchester City, Sporting, Club Brugge. Eliminated: Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bologna, Sparta Prague, Leipzig, Girona, Red Star Belgrade, Sturm Graz, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava, Young Boys. We bin get idea wey team go face each oda for di next rounds – wia City and Celtic go face ogbonge teams for dia play-offs. Who go face who for di knockout phase play-offs? Di teams wey don finish between ninth and 24th go play two-legged play-off ties on 11-12 and 18-19 February to decide wey team go enta di last 16. Di draw go happun on Friday, 31 January at 11:00 GMT (12:00 WAT)... but di teams already sabi wey teams dem get 50-50 chance to meet sake of dia final position on top di league phase. Celtic or Manchester City go play European champions Real Madrid – wey di oda go meet ogbonge club Bayern Munich. Teams also sabi di two possible clubs wey dem fit to face for di last 16 if dem progress thru di play-off. Di winner of di City and Celtic games go meet either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen for di last 16. Na 50% chance say Juventus go meet AC Milan - and Paris St-Germain go face either Monaco or Brest for Ligue one. Who go meet for di last 16? Liverpool and Barcelona no fit meet each oda until di final afta di two teams don finish as di top two for di league phase. Di Reds go play either Monaco, Brest, PSG or Benfica for di last 16 – wia Barca go face anoda of those teams. Arsenal wia don finish third go play Feyenoord, Juventus, AC Milan or PSV. Aston Villa, wey finish for di top eight afta dem beat Celtic, go meet Sporting, Club Brugge, Atalanta or Borussia Dortmund. Those matches go happun on 4-5 and 11-12 March. But dem neva go know team exactly dem go meet until di last-16 draw wia go happun on 21 February. Clubs go know dia potential road to di final by den – wit di draws for di quarterfinal and semifinal wia go also take place on di same day. Which British clubs fit meet down di line? Chance dey say Liverpool and Aston Villa fit meet for di quarterfinals if dem both win dia last-16 games. Arsenal fit meet Celtic or Manchester City for dat round also. But all go depend on which way di last-16 draw go go. E also dey possible say British teams go meet for di semis or di final. All dis go become clear afta 21 February wen di draws happun for di last-16 and odas don happun
